Healthy gut bacteria can boost immunotherapy effectiveness
27 March, 2023Healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumours elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs.
Immune cells' backup mechanism revealed
21 March, 2023Human immune cells are able to maintain an effective antiviral response even when pathogen-induced degradation of the enzyme TBK1 occurs.
mRNA vaccine created for deadly bacteria
14 March, 2023In what is believed to be a world first, researchers have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans.
Understanding the roots of autism
27 February, 2023In Fragile X syndrome, sensory signals from the outside world are integrated differently, causing them to be underrepresented by cortical pyramidal neurons in the brain.
Potential new function of the lymphatic system: producing blood
20 February, 2023Until now, it was believed that blood cells derived solely from stem cells found in bone marrow.
Commercial dishwashers may damage protective layer in gut
31 January, 2023Swiss researchers have found that a particular ingredient found in commercial rinse agents has a toxic effect on the gastrointestinal tract.
Primordial germ cells produced from northern white rhinos
12 January, 2023This is the first time that primordial germ cells of a large, endangered mammalian species have been successfully generated from stem cells, researchers say.
'Cell extrusion' could be responsible for vision loss
21 December, 2022Visual cells in the human retina may not simply die in some diseases, but are in fact mechanically transported out of the retina beforehand.
Microbiome linked to depression in major studies
13 December, 2022Dutch researchers say they have delivered the most extensive evidence to date of a relationship between the composition of the microbiome and instances of depression.
Scientists find the key to cellular movement
12 December, 2022Scientists say that a key to cellular movement is to regulate the electrical charge on the interior side of the cell membrane, paving the way for understanding various types of cell motion.
Risk of cognitive decline following epilepsy surgery
02 December, 2022While neuropsychological performance can recover in the long term after epilepsy surgery, on rare occasions, unexpected declines in cognitive performance occur.
Map of brain's memory hub reveals unexpected results
17 November, 2022Scientists say they have made the most detailed map ever of the communication links between the hippocampus and the rest of the brain.
Pfizer's bivalent booster vaccine approved for Aust adults
15 November, 2022 by Lauren DavisATAGI has also recommended Pfizer's original vaccine in infants, and as a booster in older children, where they are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
Neuronal mechanism shows how maternal behaviour is learnt
11 November, 2022The findings could serve as the basis for developing therapeutic interventions for conditions such as postpartum depression.
Mapping gene activity in brain cells from pre-birth to adulthood
10 November, 2022By having a map of normal brain cell development, researchers will now be able to identify altered states more accurately in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
